UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously downFri, 10 Jul 2026 14:11:26 +0000 A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months | |
Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a yearFri, 10 Jul 2026 14:00:51 +0000 Climate change is already having a big impact on crop yields, and the subsequent financial losses will continue to rise as the world keeps warming | |
Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat’s last theoremFri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:18 +0000 At an event in London, mathematicians have made unexpectedly fast progress on formalising Fermat's last theorem using AI | |
The sneaky maths trick for solving problems without answering themFri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:57 +0000 How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – but 100 years on, this trick is a common part of modern maths, says columnist Jacob Aron | |
2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute toFri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:49 +0000 During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research | |
Special relativity can warp chemical bonds – now we’ve seen it happenThu, 09 Jul 2026 18:00:13 +0000 An experiment with a charged molecule of bismuth and carbon reveals how effects from Albert Einstein’s special relativity reshape the standard understanding of chemical bonds | |
Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after deathThu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:55 +0000 Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant step towards eye transplants that restore vision | |
Mathematics of thermodynamics is being rewritten after 200 yearsThu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:58 +0000 The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which already helps us understand quantum fields | |
Injection halves risk of chromosome error common in older human eggsThu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00:58 +0000 Egg cells missing a key protein may be more likely to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, but an mRNA injection that helps the cells make the protein reduces the problem | |
A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning rightThu, 09 Jul 2026 09:32:02 +0000 Fossils of Spriggina floundersi provide the earliest evidence of animals favouring one side of the body over the other – a feature of nervous systems that we see in our own right- and left-handedness | |